Help me choose parts for a gaming PC rig ( Budget: $1500 - $2000 )

[idnavoiDnaD]

I want a gaming PC that can play the games like Battlefield 3 and Crysis 3 and such at High - Ultra settings while not letting the FPS drop lower than 30 fps. I also want it to be future-proof so that i dont have to mess with anything in it for I don't know, 5 years? More? Less? I dont know. I have also been researching parts and I managed to create my own rig in PCPartPicker.

The part choice? Build? The thing I put together in PCPartPicker is here.
The overkill PSU is because I may want to CrossfireX / SLI the cards ( I'm not sure, NVidia or ATI / AMD )

What do you guys think?


Approximate Purchase Date: Whenever; preferably so that it can arrive before 26th of June

Budget Range: $1500 - $2000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Most Important: Serious Gaming Least Important: Everything Else

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Parts to Upgrade: New build

Do you need to buy OS: Maybe

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com

Location: USA

Parts Preferences: AMD GPU or Nvidia GPU, Intel CPU

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

For that price, nothing beats this build right here, this is a beast at everything, from Gaming to Video Editing, Overclocking, and whatever you want to do. Nothing is better than this build right here currently (Considering that you do not want to spend money like fools getting the 1000 dollar CPU for no reason).

So here is the beast :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($119.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.69 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($659.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.73 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1801.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 11:59 EDT-0400)

 

[idnavoiDnaD]

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)

Isn't the i7 4770K just like the i5 4670K but with Hyper-threading? Is there any noticeable difference while gaming?

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)

I've heard of ASRock mobos being unreliable or something, so is this true?

And isn't Haswell processors just a sidegrade to IB? Only like, 5 - 10% difference, or something?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($98.69 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Monitor: AOC e2752Vh 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $2001.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 12:14 EDT-0400)

Gaming Paradise!

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Microcenter)

Isn't the i7 4770K just like the i5 4670K but with Hyper-threading? Is there any noticeable difference while gaming?

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)

I've heard of ASRock mobos being unreliable or something, so is this true?

And isn't Haswell processors just a sidegrade to IB? Only like, 5 - 10% difference, or something?

Yes, the i7 does not offer much performance increase in gaming but since the budget allowed for the better CPU hence i got for one. But yeah, as you said there is no advantage in gaming, the i7 is only a bit ahead of the i5 in gaming. But not something very important. You can go for the i5 and it would not be any problem at all.

No, Asrock boards are awesome, they are a good company whose motherboards are known for good performane at unmatched price. They are a very good motherboard maker. There is no reason not to trust them. They are very reliable, unless you do not know what you are doing like playing with everything without knowing in the BIOS which only Idiots do. Go for Asrock, i do not see it as a problem at all.

Yeah, the haswell is a slight improvement, but the Haswell has moved to a new socket LGA 1150 and leaving behind the LGA 1155 soceket which the last gen processors used. So getting a newer generation socket is the way to go if you want to upgrade your PC in the next 2-3 years, that would not be a problem with the new LGA 1150 motherboard. So go for the haswell.

I hope this cleared some doubts.
If you find the answer useful then be sure to select it as the best answer, it would be appreciated by me a lot.
Thanks